Bottle-closure.



No. 720,016. PATENTED FEB. 10, 1903.

. E. M. GILMORE.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1902.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR I v k- ATTORNEY I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN M. GILMORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BQTTLE-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,016, dated February10, 1903.

Application filed January 22, 1902. Serial No. 90,745. N m l- To allwhom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. GILMORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to closures for bottles, boxes, and otherreceptacles adapted to hold dry substances, such as powders, &c., andfluid substances; and said invention has for its object moreparticularly to provide a 010- sure consisting of a stopper formed of aresilient or compressible substance-such as cork, rubber, &c.-and a topfor said stopper made of metal, hard rubber, or other suitable material.i

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a simple,efficient, and inexpensive apparatus for the purposes above named, whichmay be readily attached to or removed from the receptacle withoutliability of in j uring said apparatus or the receptacle.

These objects above set forth I am enabled to attain by means of myinvention, which consists in the novel details of construction and inthe combination, connection, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,wherein like letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is acentral section taken on the line 1 l of Fig. 2, illustrating a closuremade according to and embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted topview of the upper portion of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a central sectionillustrating atmodified construction. Fig. 4 is a side view of the capdetached from the nozzle, and Fig. 5 is a side view of the closure withthe cap removed.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the stopper, consisting ofthe cork stopper B,-having tapering sides and a central opening orpassage a, extending entirely through the same. Upon said stopper issecured a top 0, made of cast metal or other suitable material,consisting of a base D, having a downward and inwardly extending flangeE at its edge, which embraces the top of the stopper B. Projectingupward from the center of said base D is a nozzle F, having an openingor passage 1) therein, which corresponds in interior diameter with thatof the opening or passage a in the stopper B and forms therewith onecontinuous unobstructed passage, through which the contents of thereceptacle may be discharged; The exterior surface of the nozzle F ismade smooth, except at its upper portion, where the same is providedwith screw-threads c, and G denotes a cap having screw-threads cl uponits inner surface adjacent to its top, whereby said cap may be securedto the nozzle F.

In the modified construction illustrated at Figs. 3, 4, and 5 theclosure A is composed of the stopper portion B, which is similar to theone heretofore described and provided with a passage a, and upon saidstopper l3 is fitted a top 0, which in this construction is made of thinsheet metal spun or pressed into form and consists of a base D, havingthe peripheral flange E bent downward and inward and embracing the topof the stopper B, and a centrally-located dome-shaped top F, extendingupward from said base D, the interior diameter of which also correspondswith that of the passage 0. in the stopper B. Said dome-shaped top F isprovided at its side with an elongated aperture 12, a projection 0adjacent to one end of said aperture 7), and a circumferential groove (1near the bottom of said top F. G denotes a cap revolubly attached to thetop F, having an inwardly-projecting annular rib e, which fits into thegroove d in the top F, whereby said cap G is held in position upon saidtop. In the side of the cap G is provided an elongated aperture j, whichcorresponds in size with the aperture b in the side of the top F andregisters therewith when said cap G is rotated upon the top F, wherebyto permit of the removal of the contents of the receptacle therethrough.

The operation of the apparatus is obvious.

It is to be observed that by means of the constructions herein shown anddescribed the stopper and the cap portion are capable of being firmlyunited by means of the peripheral flange andthe liability of tearing thetop away from the stopper when removing the same from a receptacle isentirely obviated, and that by securing the top to the stopper upon itsouter surface it no longer becomes necessary to provide the top with ahollow stem to be inserted within the passage in the stopper, thuspermitting of the making of a larger opening in the stopper, whichremains unobstructed for its entire length, and, further, that byomitting said hollow stem extending down into the stopper the stopperpresents the additional ad vantage in that the same is not rendered hardand unyielding, as it is where an inner tube is used, but being unlinedis thus rendered more yielding and susceptible of being readily forcedinto bottle-necks, which vary appreciably in size.

Without limiting myself to the details of construction, which may bevaried within the scope of the invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A closure for bottles and other receptacles comprising a resilientstopper, a central passage therethrough, a top adapted for securement tosaid stopper without the geometrical outlines thereof, a hollow domethereon whose interior diameter corresponds with that of the passage inthe stopper and forming a top therefor, a discharge aperture in saiddome, and a cap having an aperture therein revolubly disposed upon saiddome, substantially as specified.

2. A closure for bottles and other receptacles comprising a resilientstopper having a central passage therethrough, a top for said stoppercomprising a base having a flange at its edge embracing the top of thestopper, a nozzle projecting from said base, and a cap for sealing saidnozzle, substantially as specified.

3. A closure for bottles and other receptacles comprising a resilientstopper, a central passage therethrough, a top for said stoppercomprising a base, a downwardly-projecting flange at its edge adapted toembrace the top of the stopper, a nozzle projecting upward from saidbase the interior diameter of which corresponds with that of the passagethrough said stopper, a discharge-aperture in said nozzle, and a cap forsealing the discharge-aperture in said nozzle, substantially asspecified.

4. A closure for bottles and other receptacles, comprising a resilientstopper, a central passage therethrough, a top for said stoppercomprising a flat base, a downward and inwardly bent flange adapted toembrace the top of said stopper, a dome-shaped nozzle projecting upwardfrom the center of said base,

the interior diameter of which corresponds with that of the'passagethrough the stopper, a discharge-aperture in the side of said nozzle, anannular groove in said nozzle near its bottom, and a cap revolublydisposed upon said nozzle, having an aperture in the side thereofadapted to be brought into register with the discharge-aperture in theside of said nozzle, and an inwardly-projecting rim adapted to engagethe groove at the base of the nozzle whereby to hold said cap inposition upon said nozzle, substantially as specified.

5. A stopper for tooth-powder bottles, &c., comprising a tubular portionhaving a discharge-orifice therein, closed at one end and having anintegral sheet-metal flange at the opposite end with an overturned edge,a cap fitting over the said tubular portion and adapted to be movedthereon to cover and uncover the said orifice, and a cork coming againstsaid flange and having a central opening and connected to the saidtubular portion by the overturned edge of the flange thereof which comesinto forcible contact with the said cork.

6. Astopper for tooth-powder bottles, 860., comprising a tubular portionhaving an opening therein and closed at one end and having an integralsheet-metal flange at the opposite end with an overturned edge, a caphaving an opening therein and fitting over the said tubular portion, anddevices inseparably connecting the parts but permitting the cap to beturned on the said tubular portion to bring the openings in the partsinto juxtaposition to form a discharge-orifice, and a cork comingagainst said flange and having a central opening and connected to thesaid tubular portion by the overturned edge of the flange thereof whichcomes into forcible contact with the said cork.

7. A stopper for tooth-powder bottles, &c., comprising a tubular portionhaving an opening therein, closed at one end and having an integralflange at the opposite end with an overturned edge, and an externalcircumferential groove adjacent to said flange, a cap having an openingtherein and an internal rib fitting into the said groove whereby theEDWIN M. GILMORE.

Witnesses:

GUSTAVE DIETERICH, EDWIN H. DIETERICH.

